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January 31

Phil Kessel is diligent, but continues to struggle
Toronto Maple Leafs' Phil Kessel
Falcons GM has asked Tony Gonzalez to return
Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez celebrates as he leaves the field after the Falcons defeated the Seattle Seahawks in their NFL NFC Divisional playoff football game in Atlanta, Georgia January 13, 2013.
Map: 7 MAJOR ST., TORONTO
Kenyan officials study B.C. regulation of credit unions
Kenyan official Carilus Ademba looks at the Vancouver waterfront during a break from meetings on Jan. 31, 2013. A number of Kenyan officials have travelled to B.C. to study how the province regulates credit unions.
Map: 52 ARNOLD AVE., THORNHILL, ONT.
Annex rental property offers option to convert to private home
Thornhill home near the links teed up for buyer
Women of Timbuktu breathe a little easier as French send Islamists packing
Women dance openly in front of a photographer as they walk along a street in Timbuktu, Mali, Thursday Jan. 31, 2013.
Port Moody police say faulty breathalyzer readings led to driving suspensions
An RCMP Constable holds a breathalyzer test in Surrey, B.C., in this 2010 photo. Port Moody police say a review of their breathalyzers has revealed that 14 roadside driving suspensions issued in 2011 were based on faulty readings.
Map: 56 Old Mill Terrace, Toronto
Map: 277 EGLINTON AVE. E., TORONTO
Flaherty lauded for revealing illness
Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013 in Ottawa.
Reimer (and Luongo) far from a focal point as Leafs win again
Toronto Maple Leaf goaltender James Reimer (34) reaches for the loose puck as Washington Capital right winger Joel Ward (42) also drives for it during an NHL game at the Air Canada Centre on Jan 31 2013. The Leafs earned a 3-2 win.
Map: 115 BOWOOD AVE., TORONTO
Odd duck of an Old Mill home takes time to sell
Why companies pay big bucks to advertise during the Super Bowl
As the sponsor of this year’s half-time show, Pepsi has created an ad and social-media campaign around Beyoncé.
EI dispute tops agenda as Marois, Harper meet in Quebec City
File photo of Quebec Premier Pauline Marois.
Holiday timing works in Toronto home seller’s favour
Wide lot adds to Bedford Park home’s buyer appeal
TSN Radio not getting through
Mike Richards, photographed at the TSN studio on Richmond Street West in Toronto on April 8, 2011, is the new host for TSN radio, which hits the airwaves next Wednesday, April 13, 2011.
At Tyson Bailey’s funeral, a family’s grief laid bare
Mourners weep at the funeral for 15-year old Tyson Bailey in Toronto on Thursday. The teen at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Bentworth Ave. in Toronto on Jan. 31, 2013. Bailey was shot to death last week in the stairwell of an apartment building in Regent Park. (Peter Power/ The Globe and Mail)
Map: 1097 Birchview Ave., Oakville
Home of the Week, 1097 Birchview Ave., Oakville, Ont. Tracy Ray’s home in Oakville sprawls over 6,399 square feet but has the feel of a much smaller house.
Home of the Week: A designer's home with a cozy feel
Home of the Week: A designer’s home with a cozy feel
Home of the Week, 1097 Birchview Ave., Oakville, Ont.
‘Socioeconomic time bomb’ ticking in troubled Egypt
Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi speak in front of their tents at Tahrir Square during clashes with riot police in Cairo January 31, 2013.
Best pictures from January 31
Tyson Bailey's mother drapes herself over her son's coffin during the last musical tribute at the funeral for 15-year old Tyson Bailey at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Bentworth Ave. in Toronto on Jan. 31, 2013. Bailey was shot to death last week in the stairwell of an apartment building in Regent Park. (Peter Power/ The Globe and Mail)
A Toronto home true to an architectural ideal
Toronto home near Bathurst and Eglinton designed by Nelson Kwong and Neal Prabhu, nkArchitect. The geometry of the building’s streetside façade is forthrightly modernist, with large flat-topped, rectangular volumes that boldly express the two levels within. The arrangement is polite to the less adventuresome family homes up and down the block.
U.S. on alert over Canadians in Algeria
Algerian soldiers stand near the Tiguentourine Gas Plant in In Amenas, 1,600 km (994 miles) southeast of Algiers, Jan. 31, 2013.
A Toronto home true to an architectural ideal
John Bentley Mays
Boy held hostage in Alabama bunker for third day: officials
Law enforcement personnel walk away from the perimeter of the scene of a shooting and hostage taking in Midland City, Alabama, January 30, 2013.
Why this was the 'best January ever' for Toronto real estate
Construction workers work on a condominium development in Toronto December 6, 2012. More skyscrapers -- 147 of them -- are being built in Toronto than anywhere in North America, according to Emporis, the German data provider.
Raptors coach fined $25,000 for criticism of game officials
Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey reacts to a foul call during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Monday, Dec. 10, 2012.
Canada’s Arctic leadership stint worries drillers, shippers and environmentalists
Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq, right, will represent Canada on the Arctic Council.
3 top stock picks from Middlefield Capital’s Andy Nasr
Andy Nasr.
Japanese stocks gain new fans
Japanese stocks have been down since 1989 but are now ‘tremendously undervalued’ on metrics such as price to book value.
New Brunswick premier uses annual speech to promote national pipeline
New Brunswick’s David Alward meets with Alberta leader Alison Redford next month.
'Homosexual' dog saved from euthanasia
How much does that indexed portfolio cost? More than you may realize
How to win with a ‘loser’ portfolio
Tory MPs ask RCMP to investigate post-abortion ‘killings’
Conservative MP Maurice Vellacott
Canada's history is worth emphasizing
Prime Minister Stephen Harper rises during question period in the House of Commons, Thursday, Jan.31, 2013 in Ottawa.
Arab spring should advance women’s rights too
Women shout during a protest in Tahrir Square in Cairo January 25, 2013.
U.S. delay hampers RIM’s BB10 rollout
Research In Motion CEO Thorsten Heins introduces new RIM Blackberry 10 devices during their launch in New York Jan. 30, 2013.
Rescuers faced uncertainty about numbers of BC ferry passengers, survivors: trial testimony
Lifeboats from the Queen of the North sit on the deck of the Canadian Coast Guard vessel Sir Wilfred Laurier while on route to Prince Rupert, B.C., on March 22, 2006. The former navigation officer goes to trial this week, almost seven years after the Queen of the North sank off the northwestern coast.
Pfizer's Zoetis raises $2.2-billion in largest U.S. IPO since Facebook
Pfizer Inc. raised more than $2.2 billion Thursday through an initial public offering that separates its animal-health unit into a new company called Zoetis.
Oscar-nominated shorts pack a punch in a few minutes
In Curfew, Shawn Christensen is preparing to slip this mortal coil when his sister phones with a request – babysit her nine-year-old daughter.
Don’t I get to choose when to take my vacation?
Daniel Lublin
The ripple effects of balancing work with caregiving
Harvey Schachter
For Americans, Keystone pipeline brings a sharp divide
The Keystone oil pipeline under construction in North Dakota.
B.C. health-care workers get modest wage hikes with tentative agreement
British Columbia Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid, centre, is pictured on Nov. 30, 2012. Ms. MacDiarmid says the province’s tentative agreement with the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association ensures stable service for patients and gives employees a modest wage increase.
Oil pipeline opponents may target rail shipments next
Rail cars leak bunker fuel oil metres from summer homes bordering Lake Wabamun after a freight train derailed on Aug. 3, 2005.
Struggling newspapers’ next act? Reality TV
Simon Houpt
Destinations touted to attract new Rouge flight attendants
Executive vice-president Ben Smith, left, and chief executive officer of Air Canada Leisure Group, Michael Friisdahl unveil the new leisure airline Air Canada Rouge in Toronto in December.
Oilers send Magnus Paajarvi to AHL
Edmonton Oilers left wing Magnus Paajarvi (91), of Sweden, falls as he chases the puck with Nashville Predators left wing Sergei Kostitsyn (74), of Belarus, in the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 22, 2011, in Nashville, Tenn. Kostitsyn was called for tripping on the play.
David Cronenberg set to star in upcoming movie
Father and son David and Brandon Cronenberg (not shown) both had films screening at the festival, a first in the 65-year-old history of Cannes. The family affair extended to photographer Caitlin Cronenberg who documented their whirlwind days and red carpet evenings. Here, she shares her favourite moments. Caitlin Cronenberg photo
BlackBerry’s brave new world
Frank Boulben, chief marketing of BlackBerry maker RIM.
'I may not share your politics, but I hope you win your battle': Readers send well-wishes to Jim Flaherty
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty pose for portrait in his Parliament Hill office January 30, 2013 in Ottawa
Photos: Family, friends mourn 15-year-old Tyson Bailey
Mourners leave the church carrying the casket of 15-year old Tyson Bailey at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Bentworth Ave. in Toronto on Jan. 31, 2013.
Health Canada to review safety information on controversial acne drug
An illustration picture shows blister-packs and a box of acne drug Diane-35, which is also used as a contraceptive, in a pharmacy in Andernos, France, Jan. 30, 2013.
Riding the rails through low growth
Sean Silcoff
Roberto Luongo to get third straight start for Canucks
Vancouver Canucks' goalie Roberto Luongo stops a Colorado Avalanche shot during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday January 30, 2013.
Canadian Oil Sands profit hit by crude price gap
Syncrude's oil sands plant at Mildred Lake north of Fort McMurray, Alta.
Public editor: Why BlackBerry is still RIM
Arun Kumar, a senior product manager for BlackBerry, shows off the new BlackBerry Z10 during the global launch of the company's new smartphones in Toronto on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013.
Quebec acid attack victim gets gift from Anderson Live
‘A great, beautiful journey’ to the Oscar red carpet
Quebec actor and director Yan England, an Oscar contender for his short film Henry, poses in Brossard, Que., on Jan. 30, 2013.
Zombies: Why this pop-culture phenomenon will not die
This undated publicity photo provided by AMC shows a zombie in a scene from AMC's TV show The Walking Dead.
Louis Vuitton slows expansion to protect image
Louis Vuitton’s store in Casablanca, Morocco. The company has stores in 50 countries and generates more than €7-billion ($9.5-billion U.S.) in annual sales.
AB InBev antitrust woes: A new U.S. thirst for getting tough
A man walks near the entrance of Anheuser-Busch InBev headquarters in Leuven, Belgium
Apple loses U.S. appeals bid in Samsung patent fight
An Apple IPhone 4s and Samsung Galaxy S are seen in this file photo. A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected Apple Inc.’s request to revive its bid for a sales ban on Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus smartphone.
Why you should think of singer Ron Sexsmith as a St. Bernard
Musician Ron Sexsmith is photographed during and after an interview at the Thompson Diner on Jan. 24, 2013.
The neighbour walks her girlfriend on a leash. What do I tell my kid?
David Eddie
Does texting for a date send the wrong message?
How one woman gamed online dating – and found her future husband
So you want to boost your kid’s IQ? Here are 5 ideas
Is Argo really going to nab best picture at the Oscars too?
Liam Lacey
Is French immersion a better choice for my son than Mandarin classes?
UBS slashes Canadian securities business
New trial ordered for man convicted of killing male nurse
Scales of justice
In pictures: A look at 6 aboriginal-run businesses in Canada
Sean McCormick, president of Manitobah Mukluks, in his plant in Winnipeg.
The close: TSX suffers triple-digit loss
Dundee Industrial prepares to make splash with big IPO
MEG Energy looks to barge its bitumen to the Gulf of Mexico
Barges sit on the Mississippi near Vicksburg, Miss., on Jan. 28, 2013, waiting for traffic to open after a barge carrying oil struck a railroad bridge.
EU regulators charge J&J, Novartis over generic painkiller delay
A pedestrian passes the logo of Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis at the company’s headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic have warned pharmaceutical firms against agreements where brand-name companies pay generic competitors to withhold their rival drugs from the market
The Last White Knight: A sharp documentary cuts to the heart of American racism
Byron De La Beckwith, whose father murdered Medgar Evers, is the very human face of intolerance in Saltzman’s film.
Canadian hedge funds’ growth dreams face tough reality
The Bay Street sign is shown in the heart of the financial district as people walk by in Toronto, May 22, 2008.
Jamison unable to meet lease agreement deadline to buy Coyotes
Former San Jose Sharks CEO Greg Jamison speaks after NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced that the league owned Phoenix Coyotes is in a tentative deal to sell the team to a group that includes Jamison during a press conference before the start of Game 5 of the NHL Western Conference semi-final hockey playoffs in Phoenix, Arizona, May 7, 2012.
For helping Ashley Smith, ‘we always seemed to be criticized,’ prison supervisor says
Ashley Smith is shown surrounded by guard at Joliette Institution in Joliette, Que., on July 26, 2007 in this image made from video. The haunting protests of a now dead teenager filled a coroner's courtroom Wednesday as surveillance videos were screened showing the troubled inmate repeatedly tranquilized against her will or being threatened with having her face duct-taped
BlackBerry Z10 review: Smartphone pioneer learns to go with flow
A new Blackberry Z10 is displayed at a branch of U.K. retailer Phones 4U in central London, January 31, 2013. Blackberry's new Z10 model went on sale in the UK today. Research In Motion Ltd's glitzy unveiling of the long-delayed line of BlackBerry smartphones on Wednesday and a new corporate name failed to impress Wall Street analysts, with at least three downgrading the company's stock.
Smartphone cases survive drops, floods – and lawsuits?
Markus Wells dips an iPad swaddled in a LifeProof Nuud case into a bowl of water at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in this file photo from Jan. 8, 2013. Smartphone case manufacturers are now facing the same types of patent infringement suits as the smartphone manufacturers themselves.
Ryanair ordered to compensate passengers delayed by volcano
Europe’s top no-frills airline was taken to court after refusing to compensate Denise McDonagh for €1,129 ($1,533 U.S.) she spent on meals, accommodation and transport when her flight was cancelled due to the volcanic ash cloud from an Icemandic volcano.
The Canadian schools that made FT’s global Top 100 MBA list
Trophies.
Time Warner Cable’s outlook disappoints; shares slump
The Time Warner Cable Inc. office is shown in Carlsbad, Calif.
Transcript: How do you know when your business dominance has waned?
Reserves challenge clouds Shell’s growth ambitions
Peter Voser, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, speaks at a press conference Thursday in London announcing the company’s full year results for 2012. ‘Shell’s efforts to expand its pipeline of potential energy projects are paying off,’ Mr. Voser said.
Ontario isn’t Canada’s Greece ... yet
Protesters chant slogans during a union protest in Thessaloniki, Greece, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. Workers across the European Union sought to present a united front against rampant unemployment and government spending cuts Wednesday with a string of strikes and demonstrations across the region.
Does your doctor really feel your pain?
Sears’ struggles make for good parking, bad stock
In this Feb. 22, 2012 photo, shoppers enter a Sears department store location in Dedham, Mass.
Doctor accused of inseminating women with wrong sperm admits misconduct
A doctor prepares eggs and sperm for an attempt at artificial insemination.
Military plane’s mission to Mali will cost $11.7-million: general
French soldiers look at a Canadian Air Force C-17 transport plane which carries French army equipment at the airport in Bamako. January 22, 2013. Canada is providing logistical aid to French forces fighting Islamist militants in the north of the country REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (MALI - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY)
Lives Lived: Cyril Isaac Woolf, 82
Shale gas boom spurs Methanex to move Chile plant to U.S.
A Methanex methanol plant in Chile.
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